
DLA Piper LLP (US) is frequently instructed by clients in heavily regulated industries on the environmental aspects of corporate, real estate, and finance transactions. Under the leadership of Washington DC’s Gwendolyn Keyes, San Francisco-based George Gigounas, and Jeffrey Salinger, operating out of the New York office, the firm draws from its strong representation and warranty insurance practice to provide clients insight into exclusion from coverage and diligence on environmental transactions. Beyond Jeffrey Salinger’s focus on corporate, finance, and real estate transactions, Salinger also advises on ESG, climate change, and brownfield redevelopment projects. Over in the DC office, Andrew Cooper is a key contact for purchasers, sellers, lenders, and borrowers in potential environmental liability in transactions, with recent instructions by Carlisle Companies Incorporated in its execution of a definitive agreement to acquire all of the equity interests of PFB Holdco, Inc.
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Key clients
- BASF Corporation
- ECMS
- AIG
- Euclid
- Keystone Capital
- AECOM
- Blue Path Finance
- Green Courte Partners, LLC
Work highlights
- Represented Green Courte Partners in its sale of The Parking Spot.
- Advised Arlington Capital Partners in its acquisition of Merrill Technologies Group
- Represented Carlisle Companies Incorporated in its execution of a definitive agreement to acquire all of the equity interests of PFB Holdco, Inc., a Delaware corporation and a portfolio company of The Riverside Company.
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Practice head
Gwendolyn Keyes; George John Gigounas; Jeffrey L. Salinger
Other key lawyers
Andrew Cooper